Nelson bellis



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N. BELLIS.

PLOW.V

No. 430,983. Patented June Z4, 1890.

UNITED STATES @PATENT OFFICE.

NELSON BELLIS, OF BLOODS DEPOT, NEV YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO TILLIAM V. STEVENS, OF SAME PLACE.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,983, dated 'June 24, 1890.

applicati@ tied August 10, 1389.

T @ZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, NELSON BELLIS, a citizen of the United States, residing; at Bloods Depot, in the county of Steuben and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Plow, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in plows for use in cultivating vines and berrybushes; and it consists in certain novel teatures hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure lis a plan view of my improved plow. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a front view.

The pole or tongue A may be of any suitable material and of any desired size, and t0 the front end of the said pole or tongue I secure the laterally-projecting arm B, to the free end of which I secure a neck-yoke in the usual manner. Y

At the rear end of the tongue, on the side of the same, I secure the bracket C, in which a rotary standard D is mounted, the said standard being provided with an axle E at its lower end, on which the carrying-wheel F is mounted. This carryingwheel F is provided with a beveled or sharpened periphery, so that it will take into the ground, and there by guide the plow as it is drawn over the iield.

One of the handles G has its lower end mounted on the axle E, and it is provided with a bail I-I, which is adapted to pass around the wheel, and its end is mounted on the axle. The handle is suitably braced by a bar I, having its rear end secured to the handle and its front end fitted on the rotary standard. 4

The plowsupporting frame consists et the beams .I J, secured to the plowtongue and projecting laterally therefrom and having their outer ends secured together. The plowstandard J is secured to these beams, and the handle K is also secured thereto7 as shown. The plow-shovel is secured to the lower end of the standard, and is braced by a rod or bar L, which extends from the lower end of the standard through the handle K, and then to the rear beam J, where it is secured. The upper front end of the standard is ex- 50 tended slightly forward from the front beam sain No. 320,384. (No man.)

J and is secured to the said beam, and the draft-hook M is attached tothe extended portion of the standard.

,In practice the draft-animal is harnessed to the draft-hook M and the neck-yoke, and the plow is then drawn over the eld in the usual manner. The plow is guided by turning` the guiding and steering wheel to one side or the other, as ywill be readily understood, and the plow-shovel will run close 6o to the vines or bushes and turn up the loose iine dirt and throw the same away from the plants.

It will be .observed that my device is so arranged that the draft-animal can walk very close to the plants without being liable to injure the same7 and the shovel will be made to run very close to the plants without cutting the same.

It will be noticed that the handle G and 7o the bail H fit on the axle on opposite sides of the guiding-wheel, so that the said wheel is prevented from moving longitudinally of the axle. The arrangement also enables the driver to steer the plow very easily, as the power applied to the handle will be transmitted to a point near the end of the axle, and the axle consequently easily vibrated. The brace I partially supports the handle and thereby prevents the weight of the same and So the bail bending the axle.

By constructing the share-holding frame in the manner shown and described the weight of the machine is reduced to a minimum, and at the same time it is given great strength and durability. The beams J J, being made to converge, support and brace the plowshare both longitudinally and transversely, and the share is further held to its work by the brace L, and the said brace, by reason of its pecu- 9o liar shape, prevents lateral movement of the handle, so that great rigidity is given the frame and the plow easily held to its work.

Ilavingthus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

l. The combination of the tongue, the bracket C, secured on the side of the same, the rotary standard mounted in said bracket and having an axle E at its lower end, the Ioo lzo carrying-wheel mounted on said axle, the

handle fitted on the `axle on one side of the 2. The combination of the tongue, the sWiV- eled Wheel, the converging beams extendingy laterally therefrom, the plow-standard secured to the ends of said beams, the plow shovel secured to the standard, the handle secured to and extending rearward .fromthe converging beams, and vthe'brace L, securedto the plow-shovel, extending to the handlev and secured thereto, andthence extending to the rear beam and secured to the same, as'

' carrying a shovel, afhandle connected to the set forth.

3. The combination of the tongue A, thel wheel F, the converging beams J, extending' laterally from the tongue, and the plow-standard J attached to the front side of the forward f beam J ,extending alongside the lsame to itsA outer end, then bent laterally and rearwardly 1 at an angle and having the shovel attached thereto, as set forth.

4. The combination of the tongue A, the wheel F, the converging beams J, extending laterally from the tongue, the plow-standard J attached to the front side of the forward beam J, extending alongside lthe same to its outer end, then bent laterally and-rearwardly at an angle and having the shovel attached 4 thereto, the handle K, attached to the beams J at the point where the plow-standard is bent rearwardly, and the double `inclined brace attached to the handle, one arm of the brace connecting with one of the beamsJ and the other arm attached to the shovel, as set forth.

5. The combination of the tongue A, the Wheel F, the converging beams J, the plowstandard J the handle K, and the double inclined brace L, as set forth.

6. A plow consisting of a tongue, a rigid frame extending laterally on` one side and frame, a wheel mounted in a rotary standard on the other side of the tongue, and a handle iconnected to thefstandard for thejpurpose of guiding the wheel, as -set forth.4

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas ymy own l have hereto aiiixed my signature in lpresence of two witnesses. l

NELSON BELLIS.

'Witnessem R. P. MoULToN,

T. HoxTER. 

